Hot & Sour Coconut Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup fresh ginger, sliced
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 3 teaspoons garlic, minced
• 2 -3 teaspoons lemongrass (herb paste)
• 3 (10 ounce) cans chicken broth, fat-free low sodium
• cooking spray
• 8 -12 ounces chicken breasts, boneless & skinless, cut into bite sized pieces
• 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1 cup light coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 2 teaspoons chili paste (sombel oelek)
• 1 cup sugar snap pea, halved crosswise
• 1/3 cup fresh basil, chopped
• 2 tablespoons lime juice

Recipe

• 1 place first 5 ingredients in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. cover, reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.
• 2 strain mixture through a sieve into a bowl. discard solids. return infused broth to pan.
• 3 heat a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat/ coat with cooking spray and add chicken. cook about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally until lightly browned. remove from pan.
• 4 add mushrooms to pan, saute 5 minutes or until tender.
• 5 add chicken, mushrooms, coconut milk, fish sauce and chili paste to broth in saucepan and bring to a boil. reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
• 6 add peas; cook 3 minutes.
• 7 remove from heat; stir in basil and lime juice.